Newsom Says Sacramento Regional Lockdown Order To Be Lifted

Hospitalization growth rates have slowed. ICU & positivity rates are stabilizing.

Today, the Sacramento region is coming out of the Regional Stay-at-Home Order.

Hopeful signs—but we must approach them cautiously. Wear a mask. Be safe. Avoid gathering. pic.twitter.com/FfoRfvJct1
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) January 13, 2021

CBS 8-

After weeks under a regional stay-at-home order, the Greater Sacramento Region has finally had their order lifted, according to Governor Gavin Newsom.

Gov. Newsom said ICU and positivity rates are stabilizing and, as a result, the Greater Sacramento Region is being pulled from the regional stay-at-home order. The region includes Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties.

Echoing Newsom’s message of a “light at the end of this tunnel,” Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said brighter days lie ahead.

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